Rotating biological contactors for wastewater treatment - A review

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 94, Issue C, 2015, Pages 285-306

  Hassard, Francis ^a   Biddle, Jeremy ^a,b   Cartmell, Elise ^a   Jefferson, Bruce ^a   Tyrrel, Sean ^a   Stephenson, Tom ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bluewater Bio   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; Biofilm; Biological nitrogen removal; Biological wastewater treatment; Modelling; Rotating biological contactor

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; DENITRIFICATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MODELS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION; RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIO-AUGMENTATION; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; FUTURE RESEARCH THEMES; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; ROTATING BIOLOGICAL CONTACTOR;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84928779542     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2014.07.003     Document Type: Review

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